All Apologies (film)

All Apologies
Film poster
Directed byEmily Tang
Written byHan Jie
Emily Tang
Dong Fang
Produced byYang Jian
Chow Keung
CinematographyLai Yiu-fai
Edited byChow Keung
Baek Seung-han
Music byRoger Lin
Release date
Running time
89 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

All Apologies (愛的替身 Ai De Ti Shen) is a 2012 Chinese drama film directed by Emily Tang. It had its premiere on September 26, 2012 at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.[1]

Plot

The film is set in Guilin, Guangxi.[1]

Cast

  • Cheng Taishen as Cheng Yonggui[1]
  • Yang Shuting as Li Qiaoyu[1]
  • Liang Jing as Yunzhen[1]
  • Gao Jin as He Man[1]
  • Ge Ge[1]
  • Qu Yi as Dazhuang[1]
  • Tang Xi[1]
  • Chen Bing as Huang[1]
  • Yang Shu[1]
  • Zou Xi as Tie Niu[1]
  • Xiao Ji'nan[1]
  • Gao Yi'nan[1]

Reception

At the 2012 San Sebastián International Film Festival the film was in the Official Selection,[2] in competition for the Golden Shell. It was shown in the A Window on Asian Cinema section at the 17th Busan International Film Festival.

On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a grade of 6 out of 10, calling it an "affecting story of surrogate motherhood".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Derek Elley (September 27, 2012). "All Apologies". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "ALL APOLOGIES". www.sansebastianfestival.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2014.